Sviatoslav Richter


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Sviatoslav Richter playing Chopin, and interviewed - "Richter, the Enigma"


Watch the first part here: www.medici.tv Watch the second part here: www.medici.tv Sviatoslav Richter plays an Etude by Chopin (op. 25 No. 11), and answers questions from Bruno Monsaingeon in an interview exctracted from "Richter, the Enigma" ("Richter, l'Insoumis")


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Sviatoslav Richter: Schubert Sonata D.894 1st mvt. 1/3


Richter playing Franz Schubert Sonata G major D. 894 Op. 78 in Aldeburgh 1977 1st mov. 1/3


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Sviatoslav Richter: Haydn Piano Concerto in D 1st mvt. 1983


Sviatoslav Richter playing Haydn´s Piano Concerto No. 11 in Pushkin Museum 1983


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Glenn Gould on Sviatoslav Richter (with updated video information)


Glenn Gould on Sviatoslav Richter, and in particular his interpretation of Schubert. UPDATE re: the voice in this clip -- it turns out that this was taken from a Russian TV program, in which Gould originally spoke in English but was later overdubbed in Russian. The original English audio was lost, and it had to be re-overdubbed in English, using the text of Gould's comments (which is stored at the National Library of Canada). So while the voice is not Gould's, the comments are.


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Prokofiev: Suggestion Diabolique


Sergei Prokofiev, Suggestion Diabolique, Op. 4, No. 4 Live recording, 1961


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Chopin Ballade No. 1, Op. 23


Chopin -- Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Live recording, 1960


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Mozart Sonata in C major, K. 545


Part I Mozart, Sonata in C major, K. 545 I. Allegro


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Sviatoslav Richter - Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata D. 960 1/6


Franz Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat Major, D. 960 Part 1/6 1st Movement - Molto moderato - 1/3 performed by Sviatoslav Richter


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Chopin "Barcarolle"


Chopin - Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Live recording, 1966


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Bach Fantasia & Fugue in A Minor


JS Bach, Fantasia and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 944


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Franck


Cesar Auguste Franck, Prelude, Chorale And Fugue III - Fugue


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Richter plays Chopin Revolutionary Etude


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Bach French Suite no.2 in C minor, BWV 813 (1/2)


Part 1 JS Bach - French Suite no.2 in C minor, BWV 813 1. Allemande 2. Courante 3. Sarabande 4. Air Live recording


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Sviatoslav Richter - Mozart piano concerto no.5 (1st movt)


Piano Concerto no.5 in D, k175 (composed 1773) I. Allegro


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Sviatoslav Richter and Prague SO play Dvorak Piano Concerto Op.33 cond.V.Smetacek


Prague 2/6/66


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Schubert "Wanderer"


Part III FRANZ SCHUBERT (1797-1828) Fantasie in C major, D.760 "Wanderer" Presto Allegro


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Mozart Sonata in A minor, K 310


Part I Allegro maestoso Live recording, 1956


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Prokofiev Sonata No. 7 (1/2)


Part 1 Sergei Prokofiev - Sonata no.7 in B-flat major, op.83 1. Allegro inquieto Live recording, 1958 (?)


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2 (1/6)


Part I Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 18 1. Moderato Recording 1959, Conductor - Sanderling


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Sviatoslav Richter: Schubert Sonata D.894 1st mvt. 2/3


Richter playing Franz Schubert Sonata G major D. 894 Op. 78 in Aldeburgh 1977 1st mov. 2/3


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Mozart Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466


Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 1. Allegro 2. Romance 3. Rondo. Allegro assai Live recording, 1950, Conductor - Kirill Kondrashin


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Rimsky-Korsakov Piano Concerto


Part I Rimsky Korsakov: Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 30 1. Moderato - Allegretto quasi polacca 2. Andante mosso Recording 1950, Moscow Youth Orchestra, Conductor - Kirill Kondrashin


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Sviatoslav Richter in Salzburg, 1972 - Bach WTC I (1/4)


00:00 - Prelude & Fugue I BWV 846 in C 04:29 - Prelude & Fugue II BWV 847 in C minor 07:29 - Prelude & Fugue III BWV 848 in C sharp 10:49 - Prelude & Fugue IV BWV 849 in C sharp minor 20:25 - Prelude & Fugue V BWV 850 in D 23:30 - Prelude & Fugue VI BWV 851 in D minor www.youtube.com


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 - I. Allegro molto moderato


Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 I: Allegro molto moderato [12:41] Sviatoslav Richter: Piano Orchestre National de l' Opera de Monte Carlo conducted by Vovro von Matacic Recorded: 25-30.XI.1974, Palais Garnier, Monte Carlo


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Chopin - Piano Recital - Sviatoslav Richter (1976, Moscow Conservatory)


Sviatoslav Richter, piano (10 October 1976, Great Hall of Moscow Conservatory) FRYDERYK CHOPIN Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat major, Op. 61 Waltz op. 34 n.3 in F major Waltz op. 70 n.3 in D-flat major Mazurka op. 63 n.3 in C-sharp minor Mazurka op. 67 n.3 in C major Mazurka op. 68 n.3 in F major Mazurka n. 51 "Émile Gaillard" in A min (posth.) Etude op. 25 n. 7 in C-sharp minor Scherzo n.4 op.54 in E major


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Chopin Nocturne E Minor, Op. 72, #1


Chopin: Nocturne in E Minor, Op. 72, No.1


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Sviatoslav Richter - Documentary - The Enigma - vol. 1- 1/8


The first part of the acclaimed docu-biography of the Ukrainian/German pianist Sviatoslav Richter including archive footage and an interview with the 80 year old Richter. . some quotes about richter (form wiki): The Italian critic Piero Rattalino has asserted that the only pianists comparable to Richter in the history of piano performance were Franz Liszt and Ferruccio Busoni. Glenn Gould called Richter one of "the most powerful musical communicators of our time". Nathan Milstein described Richter in his memoir "From Russia to the West" as the following: "Richter was certainly a marvelous pianist but not as impeccable as he was reputed to be. His music making was too dry for me. In Richter's interpretation of Ravel's Jeux d'eau, instead of flowing water you hear frozen icicles." Van Cliburn attended a Richter recital in 1958 in the Soviet Union. He reportedly cried during the recital and, upon returning to the United States, described Richter's playing as "the most powerful piano playing I have ever heard".


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Sviatoslav Richter: Schubert Sonata D.894 2nd mvt.


Sviatoslav Richter playing Franz Schubert Sonata G major D. 894 Op. 78 in Aldeburgh 1977 2nd mov.


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Sviatoslav Richter: Schubert Sonata D.894 1st mvt. 3/3


Sviatoslav Richter playing Franz Schubert Sonata G major D. 894 Op. 78 in Aldeburgh 1977 1st mov. 3/3


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Mozart Sonata in A minor, K 310


Part II Andante cantabile con espressione Live recording, 1956


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Sviatoslav Richter: Schubert Sonata A major 1st mvt. 1/2


Sviatoslav Richter plays Franz Schubert´s Sonata in A, D 664, Op. posth. 120, 1st movement


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Chopin Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor


Chopin, Scherzo No. 1 in B minor Op. 20


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Richter plays Prokofiev Sonate No. 2: Part 1


Richter plays Prokofiev Sonate No. 2


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Schumann Concerto in A minor Op. 54


Part I Robert Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54 1. Allegro affettuoso Recording 1958


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Debussy "Suite Bergamasque" (1/2)


Part 1 Calude Cebussy - Suite Bergamasque 1. Prélude 2. Menuet Live recording, 1960


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Sviatoslav Richter: Schubert Sonata A major 3rd mvt.


Sviatoslav Richter plays Franz Schubert´s Sonata in A, D 664, Op. posth. 120, 3rd movement


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Shostakovich Prelude & Fugue in D-flat major


Sviatoslav Richter plays Shostakovich Prelude & Fugue in D-flat major, op. 87 - November 9, 1956.


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Bach Italian Concerto BWV 971 (1/2)


Part I I. Allegro Recorded in 1948


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Chopin Scherzo No.4 in E major, Op. 54


Chopin - Scherzo No.4 in E major, Op. 54 Moscow Conservatory - Grand Hall I found this video file on one of Russian sites. and as far as I remember the recital took place between 1975 and 1977.


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Chopin Polonaise-Fantasie Op. 61 (1/2)


Part 1 Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasie in A-flat major, op.61


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Tchaikovsky Méditation, Op.72 No.5


Peter Tchaikovsky - Méditation, Op.72 No.5


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven Fantasy for piano, chorus & orchestra


Moscow, '50s no copyright infringement intended www.youtube.com


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Ravel "Pavane"


Maurice Ravel - "Pavane pour une Infante Defunte" Live recording, 1954


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Sviatoslav Richter plays Schumann


Schumann Papillons, op.2 Part I


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Sviatoslav Richter: Handel Keyboard Suite No. 3 in D-minor 1/3


Sviatoslav Richter playing Handel keyboard Suites, Tours France July 1979. Andrei Gavrilov turning pages.


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